[sprawl] 
| 1. | to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions. |
| 2. | to sit or lie in a relaxed position with the limbs spread out carelessly or ungracefully: He sprawled across the bed. |
| 3. | to spread out, extend, or be distributed in a straggling or irregular manner, as vines, buildings, handwriting, etc. |
| 4. | to crawl awkwardly with the aid of all the limbs; scramble. |
| 5. | to stretch out (the limbs) as in sprawling. |
| 6. | to spread out or distribute in a straggling manner. |
| 7. | the act or an instance of sprawling; a sprawling posture. |
| 8. | a straggling array of something. |
| sprawl (sprôl) v. sprawled, sprawl·ing, sprawls v. intr.
To cause to spread out in a straggling or disordered fashion. n.
[Middle English sprawlen, from Old English sprēawlian, to writhe; see sper- in Indo-European roots.] sprawl'er n. |